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By Dr Phil Moore, Mental Health Clinical Co-Director for the NHS in London, co-chair of London’s Suicide Prevention Group, and chair of the Mental Health Commissioners Network for NHS Clinical Commissioners Primary care services are under pressure. Clinical and non-clinical staff continue to face unprecedented challenges from increased workload, struggles with waiting times for treatment, post-pandemic […]

Over recent and coming weeks our LMCs have had, or are having, their inaugural meetings, following the elections which took place this summer. At these meetings LMC members will select Chairs and Vice Chairs to lead them for the next two years. LMCs may also co-opt nurses and practice managers to give their voice, and […]

The following documentation relating to the Covid-19 vaccination programme has either been published or updated over the previous month: Enhanced Service Specification: Covid-19 vaccination programme 2020/21, updated 20 September Vaccination of children aged 12 to 15 years with underlying health conditions (letter), published 20 September. Covid-19 vaccination programme 2020/21: Covid-19 Enhanced Service Vaccination Collaboration Agreement, updated […]

We provide monthly tips based on common queries which come through to us from London GPs and practice teams. These are shared via social media and collated for this newsletter.   Our new guidance explains the latest changes to how the CQC monitors and inspects general practice. https://t.co/KM2fyBUVVc — Londonwide LMCs (@LondonwideLMCs) September 22, 2021   At […]

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Dr Tina Agrawal is a GP in Camden and Co-chair of Camden Local Medical Committee, here she shares how her working life has changed significantly since the start of the pandemic. The current pressures on GPs mean they are working over and above what would usually be defined as safe working limits, making hundreds of […]

There are currently 850,000 people in the UK with dementia, and this is set to rise to 1 million by 2025. We know that people with dementia can face challenges in accessing their GP but the services they provide in terms of diagnosis, support and planning can be a lifeline.  For many it is the […]

We have been made aware of a supply problem with one of the major suppliers of the vacutainers used to collect blood for tests. Whilst this may not affect all London practices directly, there are likely to be knock-on effects. NHS advice for practices includes: avoiding over-testing, reviewing the frequency of tests that are done […]

Dear Colleague, Mad Hatters and other stories… Health and Social Care Levy – Nothing for general practice. Pantomime – Not. Abuse of our colleagues. Abuse of our profession. The Media. 1. Health and Social Care Levy – Nothing for general practice. Last night MPs voted in favour of a new tax. . In a statement to […]